Vintage 1994 Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 II ISA Card, AdLib, Sound Blaster Pro 2.
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ISA Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 II ISA sound card, with IDE interface and WaveTide interfaces
Here is a relic from 1994 when "Multimedia PCs" were still a new thing, and there were many competing standards for sound cards and CD ROM interfaces. This one is a Sound Blaster Pro 2.0-compatible Aztech sound card. To cover the bases, it is also compatible with AdLib, and WIndows Sound System. There are
It provides a joystick port which can double as a mi...di-interface. There are six internal pin headers: The 40-pin connector is a secondary IDE channel, the 26-pin connector is for a Wave Blaster, and the SCSI CD-ROM; One 4-pin connector is for a CD ROM audio cable, and the other is to connect to a voice modem. The 2-pin connector is for rerouting the PC speaker.
There are so many slightly different Aztech sound cards (sold by Aztech, Packard Bell, or Reveal), that the best way to identify them is by the FCC ID number. This one is I38-MMSN824. Its chips have late 1994 datecodes. I have seen it referred to as Aztech's Sound Galaxy Pro 16 II, Sound Galaxy Washington, or Sound Galaxy Stellar 6X
The item for sale is of the third generation of Aztech sound cards, using the AZT2316A processor.
The card has no signs of damage or overheating. I do not include any software or documentation, but do offer a 30-day return privilege.I do not include any software or documentation other than what I include below (and in the last picture):
AZTECH LABS, INC. SOUND GALAXY STELLAR 6X Card Type Sound Card Chip Set Unidentified I/O Options CD-ROM audio in, CD-ROM interface, game/MIDI port, line in, line out, microphone port, MIDDI wavetable, EXPCON wavetable Data Bus 16-bit ISA
CONNECTIONS Function Label Function Label Game/MIDI port CN1 MPC microphone in CN7 Speaker out CN2 MPC line out CN8 Line out CN3 MPC speaker out CN9 Microphone in CN4 EXPCON Wavetable CN10 Line in CN5 IDE CD-ROM interface CN12 MIDI Wavetable CN6 CD-ROM audio in JP1 USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS Setting Label Position » Factory configured - do not alter CN11 N/A » IDE CD-ROM interface enabled JP2 Pins 2 & 3 closed IDE CD-ROM interface disabled JP2 Pins 1 & 2 closed » Microphone type select condenser JX1 Pins 1 & 2 closed Microphone type select carbon JX1 Pins 2 & 3 closed BASE I/O ADDRESS Setting JP3 » 220h Pins 1 & 2 closed 240h Pins 2 & 3 closed